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Royal Navy.- Currey (Hugh Schomberg, DSO., Rear-Admiral, married Cecil only child of Lieutenant Reginald Baldwin Fulford arctic explorer and RN., of Broadlands House, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, 1876-1955) Archive of documents, manuscripts, photographs and ephemera relating to Currey's service in the Royal Navy, including: Currey's Journal of HM Ships Canada & Resolution, manuscript, watercolour charts, original morocco, gilt, 1895; set of seven miniature medals (including the DSO and the Russian Order of St Stanislas, 2nd Class with swords); piece of HMS Marlborough mounted on wood, 1916; visitors book with signatures of Edward VIII as Prince of Wales, Sydney Chaplin "Los Angeles City", brother of Charlie Chaplin etc.); photographs and ephemera from his time accompanying the Prince of Wales to Hong Kong in 1922; photographs of Royal Navy ships; printed appointments to various ships; menus; pamphlets; invitation cards to dine with the Prince of Wales etc., v.s., v.d., 1895-1922 (qty). ⁂ Currey won his DSO for helping to save HMS Marlborough from sinking after being torpedoed in the Battle of Jutland in 1916. Currey was appointed Lieutenant in the armoured cruiser Aboukir of the Third Cruiser Squadron, then operating in the Mediterranean, as Lieutenant on 1 March, 1907; promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911; appointed executive officer to the Formidable, then part of the Second Fleet on 2 January, 1912; executive officer on the dreadnought HMS Marlborough on 30 May, 1914, served in her in this capacity at the Battle of Jutland. Burney cited his "untiring energy and skilful work" in helping to save the ship after being torpedoed; promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916; promoted the rank of Rear-Admiral in 1928.